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Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken walks with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, and U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Steven Bondy is second from right, at Bahrain International Airport. Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa on Saturday met with the US secretary of state in Manama to discuss regional issues. The crown prince and Antony Blinken “discussed efforts to achieve a ceasefire of at least six weeks in Gaza as part of an agreement to secure the release of hostages,” the US State Department said in a statement.